drill
钻 is a 10 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as zuān in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as zuàn.
In traditional Chinese the characters 鑽 or 鑚 may be used instead.
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Pronunciation
We found 2 pronunciations for 钻
Definitions for 钻 pronounced as zuàn
- variant of 鑽|钻[zuan4]
- an auger
- diamond
Definitions for 钻 pronounced as zuān
- to drill
- to bore
- to get into
- to make one's way into
- to enter (a hole)
- to thread one's way through
- to study intensively
- to dig into
- to curry favor for personal gain
Vocabulary
The most common words for 钻 — see all
- diamond
- CL:顆|颗[ke1]
- diamond ring
- CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- to get into
- to dig into (studies, job etc)
- to squeeze into
Collections
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Book 2 part 2
by Junon ※ 154 characters
HSK 6
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